Teaching professional Daril Pacinella, is a certified TPI Fitness Instructor and is the director of instruction at his academy located at Longhi’s Golf Facility in Southwick.

He has been a golf professional for more than 30 years and was nominated as part of Golf Magazine’s Top 100 instructors in America.

Daril’s weekly "Question and Answer" series will appear each Thursday at www.masslive.com/golf. Pacinella is the host of “In the Bunker with Daril Pacinella” each Friday from 4-5 p.m. on Springfield’s CBS affiliate WHLL 1450 AM, and his web site is www.darilpacinellagolfacademy.com

Hi Daril,

I was wondering if you have any tips to help me to get out of the rough. I just never seem to get a good shot from the rough it always seems to come out heavy.

Susan

Hi Susan,

We all get in the rough from time to time. Some golf courses are different from others in how they cut the rough and how they let the rough grow.

The first thing to look at is how high and dense the rough is at the course you are playing. This will determine the shot you will play.

I always teach my students, when the ball is in the rough, I want them to play the ball slightly left of center in their stance and feel their weight slightly towards the target.

Then I want them to create a little more pressure in the last three fingers in the left hand, by doing this it will help keep the club from turning over in the grass.

Now keep the club above the grass. This way when you make your backswing the club won't get caught up in the grass and restrict your turn and throw your timing off. Now make your swing and the ball will come out.

Always remember that the ball will not have a lot of spin on it because of the grass between the ball and the club so the ball will roll more when it lands.

Also if the rough is thick and dense, I would suggest that you use course management and just take a high-lofted club and just get it back into the fairway.

Have fun and enjoy your game

Daril

Send your golf questions to Daril and if he answers yours, it will be published on the masslive.com website every Thursday in the golf section of the sports page. The article will also be read live on Daril's radio show '' In the Bunker " with Daril on CBS radio 1450 am the Hall on Fridays from 4-5 p.m. In addition you will receive a dozen golf balls from Callaway compliments of Mike Perreault.

If Daril answers your question on the air, you will receive a dozen balls from Callaway.